Tomato-Cauliflower


Ingredients

1 cauliflower whole

2 small tomatoes or 1 big

2 potatoes medium size

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)
2 1/2 tsp Cumin-Coriander powder(dhaniya-jeera powder)

Oil

Coriander

Salt.

Method

cut the cauliflower into small pieces. Secondly tomatoes should be cut finely into long strips. Similarly cut the potatoes into thin long strips. Take 1 tablespoon oil into a frying pan To this add Jeera seeds , then turmeric powder (very little) ,then chilli powder (1 1/2 tsp). Then first add tomatoes to it and fry it nicely. Then add potatoes and cauliflower to it and stir it again. Then add jeera-corainder powder and salt to it. Steam it nicely for 2 minutes or so. Garnish this with corainder and serve with chapati.

Cauliflower 65


Ingredients

250 gms Cauliflower florettes
1.5 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1.5 tbsp besan
1 tbsp garlic-ginger paste
2 pinches of china salt
salt
red chilly powder
a pinch of orange color

Method

Soak the florettes in hot water mixed with 1 tsp salt for 30 mins. Prepare batter by mixing all the ingredients(except florettes) with sufficient qty of water.Add the florettes to this mixture. Deep fry the florettes in oil. Serve as a side dish.

Cabbage with Vegetables Curry


Ingredients

1 Kg Cabbbage
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder Salt 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 50 ml Vinegar 1/2 tsp Garam Masala

Method:

Wash the cabbage thoroughly and then grate it. Keep your pan on the gas, add oil, when the oil is heated add mustard seeds. When the seeds start popping, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt. Now add the grated cabbage. Cover your vessel with a lid and sim your gas. Cook like this for 5 mins, now add vinegar and garam masala, cook again for 2 mins. Now your vegetable is ready, serve hot.

Cabbage Pappu


Ingredients

Cabbage 500 gms , Chanadal 100gms, Dry Red Chilli whole 4nos, Mustard seeds 1tsps, Turmeric Powder 1tsp, Garlic & Ginger paste ,1tsp , Salt to taste, Oil 2tsps, Coriander powder.

Method:

Boil chanadal in 3 cups of water, stain and keep aside. Cut cabbage into small dices. Heat oil add mustard seeds, dry red chilli and then add ginger garlic paste cook for 2 mins. Add cabbage cook until soft. Add turmeric powder, salt & chanadal mix well. Then add coriander powder. Serve hot.

Masala Gobhi



Ingredients

500 gms Cauliflower, separated into medium florets
1 cup Curd 2 tsp Oil 1/2 cup chopped Coriander leaves Juice of 1 Lemon

Grind to a fine paste 2 Onions 5 flakes Garlic 1-1/2" Ginger 5 Red Chillies 5 Pepper corns 5 Cloves 1" Cinnamon 2 Cardamoms 1 tsp Poppy seeds 1 tsp.Turmeric powder

Method: Mix the ground masala salt and curd. Add the florets and mix. Cover and let it stand for 1/2 an hour. Heat oil in a kadai, add the marinated cauliflower and saute for 5 minutes. Add a cup of water bring to a boil. Lower the fire, cover and cook till cauliflower is just done taking care that it is not too soft. Sprinkle coriander leaves and lemon juice.

    Crispy Cauliflower


    Ingredients

    Cauliflower, 5 small whole ones - 1 kg
    Salt to taste
    Tumeric powder - 2 tsp

    Gram flour (besan) - 1 cup

    Carom (ajwain) seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp
    Lemon Juice - 1/2 tsp
    Green Coriander, finely chopped - 4 tsp
    Green Chillies, finely chopped - 4 tsp
    Yoghurt or Curd - 1/2 cup
    Ginger paste - 2 tsp
    Garlic paste - 2 tsp
    Garam Masala - 2 tsp
    Red or Yellow Chilli powder - 2 tsp
    Oil - 2 & 1/2 cups

    Method:

    Boil sufficient water to immerse the cauliflowers. Add salt (1 tsp) and tumeric powder. Gradually add the cauliflowers to this solution. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat until the cauliflowers are half cooked. Drain and keep aside. Prepare a batter with the gramflour (bessan), carom seeds, lemon juice, coriander, green chillies, yoghurt, ginger-garlic pastes, garam masala, chilli powder, salt and just enough water to have a thick and smooth consistency. Heat oil in Kadhai(wok). Dip each cauliflower into the batter, coat evenly and deep fry till golden in colour and crisp. Serve hot.

    Cauliflower-Capisum

    Ingredients

    cauliflower 1 medium
    green chillies 4 no big

    ginger 1 tbsp

    garlic 1 tbsp
    pepper 1
    turmeric powder
    1 tsp
    salt
    oil
    green peas 1/2 cup
    capsicum 1
    tomato 2
    coriander leaves

    maida 1/2 cup

    Method:

    1. Put water in a pan over the burner. When it boils add cauliflower florets let it boil for 5 mts. Drain out excess water. heat a pan. Put oil sufficient to fry these florets. In a vessel take the maida. Put the florets in this.

      Tap well deep fry in hot oil until light brown remove and keep it aside. In another pan heat littlle oil add the sliced onions and fry until deep brown in colour.

      Put the green chillies & add the chopped tomatoes, green peas (cooked )and the capsicum; simmer the fire and cook it for 10 mts. Put salt turmeric powder. Grind together ginger, garlic and pepper corns together.

      Put this paste into the onion tomato mixture. Towards the end add the fried cauliflower. Mix well. Let this again be in the sim mode for 5 mts. Before serving decorate it with coriander leaves.